Portable electric lamp.



No. 806,409. PATENTED-DEG. 5, 1905.

J. H. GOEHST. PORTABLE ELECTRIC. LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. l6 1905.

G J/Z/LZGMMZ To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES JOHN H. GOEI-IST, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FEDERAL ELEC- PATENT oFFICE.

TRIO COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A'CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

I PORTABLE ELECTRIC LAMP.

Be it known thatLJoHNH. GOEHST,& citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago,in the Hrs county of-Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Electric Lamps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let ters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel portable electric lamp designed to be carried from place to place withina limited range permitted by ,a practicable length of cord. The lamp is useful in a bedroom or sick-room and may practically be used in connection with a cord of a length permitting the lamp to be placed upon a dresser, table, orthe like, to be attached to or hung upon the frame of a bed or couch, or to be aflixed to a'wall 'or other vertical support in the manner of a bracket.

inafter set forth, and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure'l is a perspective view of a lamp made in accordance with my invention, showing the same supported on a in general terms, a lamp body or stand A of any desired contour provided with a wide base A" and with a handle A Said handle is shown as hinged at'its upper end to a lug a near the upper end of the body and is free at its lower end from the lamp-body.

B designates a lamp-socket, B alamp there- 'in', and B a shade and reflector attached to the socket in a manner to direct the light in a desired-direction. Said lamp-socket is affixed to a stem or post B which has swivel connection with the lamp-body, whereby the lamp may be swung at varying angles to body and locked in such adjusted position. The swivel connection between said stem B andthe lamp-body is made as follows:

Specification of Letters Patent; Application filed February 16, 1905. Serial No. 245,919.

"pass therethrough to the lamp-socket. The invention consists in the matters here Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Said lamp-body is provided at its upper end with a laterally-curved arm a, which is provided at its outer end with an offset portion a as shown in Fig. 4:. The stem or post 13 of the socket B is also provided with an offset portion b, attached in overlapping relation to the offset end of the arm'a'. Said overlapping parts a and f the arm and stem are made rounded or of disk form and are con- .nected together by means -of a clamping-screw 6', extending through registering openings in said parts and having screw-threaded engagement with one of said parts. When said at the angle desired and the screw serves to lock the parts in their adjusted positions.

As herein shown, the circuit-wires C enter the hollow upper end of the lamp body through an insulating-bushing a at the top of minals, said cords entering the hollow lampbody through an insulating-bushing a near the base of the lamp-body. I

In Fig. 1. is indicated the manner of using said lamp as an ordinary table-lamp. When 4 so used, the angle of the lamp-socket and lamp A lamp embodying my invention embraces,

downwardly or laterally.

In-Fig. 2 the lamp is shown as suspended screw is released, the socket maybe adjusted on the head-frame F of a bed or couch, and

when so supported it may be conveniently used as a reading-lamp by a person reclining on said bed or couch. The pivoting of the handle to the lamp-body facilitates such use of the lamp. I

In Fig. 3 I have shown the lamp when used in the manner of an ordinary wall-bracket. For this purpose the base of the lamp is provided with a small hole a, through which a nail G or the like may be driven, and thereby connect the lamp with a vertical wall or other like support.

The lamp herein shown is an exceedingly convenient and practical device and admirably lends itself to many and varied uses, a few of which have been herein suggested. The lamp is attractive in its appearance and occupies but little space.

I claim as my inventionl. A portable electric lamp comprising a lamp-body provided With a supporting-base, a lamp-socket, a hinged connection between said socket and the upper part of the lampbody, and a hooked-shape handle attached at one end to the upper end of said lamp-body and constructed to constitute means by Which the lamp may be suspended.

2.- A portable electric lamp comprising a lamp-body, a lamp-socket, a hinged connection between said socket and the upper part of the lamp-body, and a handle for said body pivoted at one end to the upper end of said lamp-body and free from said body atitsother end.

3. A portable electric lamp comprising a lamp-body provided With a base having therein an opening adapted to receive a suspendingpin, a lamp-socket, a hinged connection between the upper part of the lamp-body and socket constructed to lock the socket in dilierent angular positions relatively to the body, and a handle for said body attached at one end to the upper end of the lamp-body, and free from said body at its other end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 aflix my signature. in presence of two Witnesses, this 7th day of February, A.

JOHN H. GOEHST. Witnesses:

W. L. HALL, E. R. NILKINS. 

